The Women’s WCh In Brazil: Useful Links

1. The official website:

http://handballbrazil2011.com/us/

2. A Brazilian handball website:

http://www.mundodohandebol.com.br/

http://www.youtube.com/user/MundodoHandebol

3. A Brazilian sports website:

http://www.photoegrafia.com.br/ 

http://www.youtube.com/user/Photoegrafia2

4. The Brazilian broadcaster:

http://www.youtube.com/user/videosei

5.  From the reporters of handball.hu:

http://blog.handball.hu/

6.  The official website of the Danish television:

http://vmkh2011.tv2.dk/

7. The French team, step by step:

http://www.dailymotion.com/group/handtv

8. The Norwegian television:

http://www.tv2.no/sport/handball/vm2011-kvinner/

9. The Romanian broadcaster:

http://www.dolce-sport.ro/sporturi/handbal/

10. Marius Ionescu, travelling with the Romanian team, will most certainly upload photos of various players:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Handball-Photos/105625972812999?ref=ts

The Beauty Of Handball

A wonderful, wonderful, photo gallery from the Polish Superleague match between Vistal Laczpol Gdynia and Zaglebie Lubin.

Wojciech Figurski (figurski.com.pl)

All-Stars Of The Past

Here’s a list of all the “baby edition” All-Star teams I could find. It is fascinating to see where these girls have ended up since. Add up the present generation of handball’s hopefuls we witnessed last summer and you will find plenty of reasons for excitement!

2001 Women’s U17 European Championship

GK: Iulia Boudoussova (Rus)

LW: Emiliya Turey (Rus)

LB: Gabriella Szucs (Hun)

CB: Pearl V. D. Wissel (Ned)

LP: Liudmila Mochalina (Rus)

RB: Marta Mangue (Esp)

RW: Dijana Golubic (Cro)

Top Scorer: Cigdem Ozcan (Tur) – 53 goals

Best Player: Marta Mangue (Esp)

2001 Women’s U20 World Championship

GK: Florentina Grecu (Rou)

LW: Ivette Nagy (Hun)

LB: Marta Mangue (Esp)

CB: Elena Tchaoussova (Rou)

LP: Georgeta Virtic (Rou)

RB: Vigdis Harkaser (Nor)

RW: Renata Kari Horvath (Hun)

Top Scorer: Isabel Ortuno Torrico (Esp) – 71 goals

2004 Women’s U19 European Championship

GK: Isabella Thomsen (Den)

LW: Manuela Hrnjic (Slo)

LB: Karolina Kudlacz (Pol)

CB: Goril Snorregen (Nor)

LP: Andrea Seric (Cro)

RB: Ana Radovic (Scg)

RW: Yana Uskova (Rus)

Top Scorer: Karolina Kudlacz (Pol) – 76 goals

Best Player: Karolina Kudlacz (Pol)

2005 Women’s U17 European Championship

GK: Amra Pandzic (Slo)

LW: Alexandra Catineanu Vieru (Rou)

LB: Petra Popluharova (Svk)

CB: Allison Pineau  (Fra)

LP: Julie Goiorani (Fra)

RB: Adrienn Kovacs (Hun)

RW: Lina Rask (Den)

Best Player: Cristina Neagu (Rou)

2005 Women’s U20 World Championship

GK: Galina Gabisova (Rus)

LW: Ji-Hae Jung (Kor)

LB: Eduarda Idalina Amorim (Bra)

CB: Goril Snorregen (Nor)

LP: Marit Frafjord (Nor)

RB: Irina Bliznova (Rus)

RW: Yana Uskova (Rus)

Top Scorer: Isabel Fernandes (Ang) – 81 goals

2006 Women’s U18 World Championship

GK:  Hui Ju (Kor)

LW: Nicoleta Dinca (Rou)

LB: Cristina Neagu (Rou)

CB: Allison Pineau  (Fra)

LP: Amalie Grav (Den)

RB: Line Jorgensen (Den)

RW:  Bae Min Hee (Kor)

Best Player: Cristina Neagu (Rou)

2007 Women’s U17 European Championship

GK: Marta Zderic (Cro)

LW: Martine Ringayen (Fra)

LB: Gnosiane Niombla (Fra)

CB: Lotte Grigel  (Den)

LP: Yvette Broch (Ned)

RB: Nora Mork (Nor)

RW: Marta Lopez Herrero (Esp)

Best Scorer: Milena Knezevic (Mne)

Best Player:  Tatiana Khmyrova (Rus)

2007 Women’s U19 European Championship

GK: Sandra Toft (Den)

LW: Mie Augustesen (Den)

LB: Cristina Neagu (Rou)

CB: Lujan Suarez Ma del Mar  (Esp)

LP: Julie Goiorani (Fra)

RB: Line Jorgensen (Den)

RW: Carmen Martin (Esp)

Best Scorer: Klaudia Pielesz (Pol) – 56 goals

Best Player:  Lujan Suarez Ma del Mar (Esp)

2008 Women’s European Open U18

GK: Michaela Dederlva (Cze)

LW: Stine Oftedal (Nor)

LB: Carolin Schmele (Ger)

CB: Aniko Kovacsics (Hun)

LP: Sanja Gregorc (Slo)

RB: Nora Mork (Nor)

RW: Amanda Kurtovic (Nor)

2008 Women’s U18 World Championship

GK: Silvia Mulabo (Ang)

LW: Selma Blazekova (Svk)

LB: Celine Blard (Fra)

CB: Lotte Grigel (Den)

LP: Dragana Cvijic (Srb)

RB: Seonhwa Kim (Kor)

RW: Szneshana Makhneva (Rus)

Top Scorer: Asma Elghaoui (Tun) – 77 goals

Best Player: Tatiana Khmyrova (Rus)

2008 Women’s U20 World Championship

GK: Sandra Toft (Den)

LW: Elisa Garsija Almendaris (Ger)

LB: Nadja Nadgornaja (Ger)

CB: Hanna Gwon (Kor)

LP: Sandra Posnjak (Cro)

RB: Camilla Dalby (Den)

RW: Carmen Martin (Esp)

Top Scorer: Camilla Dalby (Den) – 65 goals

Best player: Hanna Gwon (Kor)

2009 Women’s U17 European Championship

GK: C. Greve (Den)

LW: O. Toth (Hun)

LB: L. Gonzalez Ortega (Esp)

CB: A. Vyakhireva (Rus)

LP: S. Abdelahni (Fra)

RB: L. Madsen (Den)

RW: A.M. Pedersen (Den)

Top Scorer: Kseniya Milova (Rus)

Best player: V. Divak (Rus)

Best defender: A. Sempere Herera (Esp)

2009 Women’s U19 European Championship

GK: Vig Vivien (Hun)

LW: Majda Mehmedovic (Mne)

LB: Zacsik Szandra (Hun)

CB: Irina Nikitina (Rus)

LP: Danick Albertine Snelder (Ned)

RB: Nora Mork (Nor)

RW: Amanda Kurtovic (Nor)

Top Scorer: Beate Scheffknecht (Aut) – 61 goals

Best Player: Nora Mork (Nor)

2010 European Open U18

GK: Daria Vakhterova (Rus)

LW: Camilla Dolmseth (Nor)

LB: Lois Abbingh (Ned)

CB: Kinga Krivinyi (Hun)

LP: Mia Biltoft (Den)

RB: Louise Burgaard (Den)

RW: Anna Vyakhiareva (Rus)

Top Scorer: Lois Abbingh (Ned)

Best Player: Veronika Garanina (Rus)

2010 Women’s U18 World Championship

GK: Fanny Chattelet (Fra)

LW: Sheila Segura (Esp)

LB: Lara Gonzales (Esp)

CB: Maria Henriksen (Nor)

LP: Katherine Heindhal (Den)

RB: Louise Burgaard (Den)

RW: Linn Larsson (Swe)

Top Scorer: Lois Abbingh (Ned) – 56 goals

Best Player: Carin Stromberg (Swe)

2010 Women’s U20 World Championship

GK: Marina Vukcevic (Mne)

LW: Sanne Solberg (Nor)

LB: Milena Knezevic (Mne)

CB: Stine Oftedal (Nor)

LP: Ksenia Makeeva (Rus)

RB: Tatiana Khmyrova (Rus)

RW: Seonhwa Kim (Kor)

Top Scorer: Nathalie Hagman (Swe)

Best Player: Eunbi Lee (Kor)

2011 Women’s U17 European Championship

GK: Evalina Anoshkina (Rus)

LW: Kristin Venn (Nor)

LB: Gabriela Perianu (Rou)

CB: Nadia Offendal (Den)

LP:  Celine Michielsen (Ned)

RB: Nadja Jensen (Den)

RW: Anna Vyakhiareva (Rus)

Top Scorer: Celine Michielsen (Ned)

Best Player: Nadia Offendal (Den)

2011 Women’s U19 European Championship

GK: Jovana Risovic (Srb)

LW: Fie Woller (Den)

LB: Maria Adler (Swe)

CB: Estavana Polman (Ned)

LP:  Katarina Jezic (Cro)

RB: Louise Burgaard (Den)

RW: Angela Malestein (Den)

Top Scorer: Lois Abbingh (Ned)

Best Player: Sonya Frey (Aut)

Sources:

http://www.ihf.info/

http://activities.eurohandball.com/

http://www.europamester.dk/

http://www.handzone.net/

http://handball123.com/forum/

http://www.ekhandbal.nl/

http://www.eurohandball.com/

They Sell Handball, Don’t They?

Croatian Moment

During the ChL match between Krim and Podravka, Andrea Penezic was accidentally slapped by Vesna Milanovic Litre.

Kristina Franic came to check on her teammate, while Milanovic Litre stayed next to her throughout the time she was on the floor.

The two goalkeepers on court, Grubisic and Jelcic also showed their concern.

Milanovic Litre waited for Penezic to recover before leaving the court.

A Dream Come True?

 

The Spectacle

I sometimes ask myself: who is that guy with a painted face, standing in the audience and holding the scarf of his favorite team? Is he an amateur handball player or a sedentary person, a father or a rebel, a kiddo or a smarty?  Besides geography, what sets him apart from a fan screaming at his home tv screen?

A couple of years ago, before having subscribed to any forum, I had no idea there were any people out there that could name each Romanian squad, from 1999 until now, let alone some that could recall specific matches of our team over the past decade. I lived all of those, and memorized them in detail, without ever sharing them with anyone besides some of my close ones. I never painted my face or bought a player’s T-shirt , but I did cry in 1999 because of France, in 2000 because of Ukraine and Hungary, in 2001 because of Angola…  Boy, we went through a lot since then, didn’t we?

However, players need to have what they call a good atmosphere in order to perform. In that respect, I feel I haven’t done any good to my favorite team. Some images will always stay with me, as the 2008 display by Macedonian handball fans, on the occasion of their last participation in a major competition (sigh!).

picture: http://www.ehf-euro.com

Two years afterwards, audiences travelled to Denmark. Back in Romania, we had reports from some members of the sport365 forum saying the atmosphere was surprisingly entertaining and grand. Unlike the previous illustration that had to do with national identity, I believe the “Danish wave” was more of a reaction to the absolute handball show. In other words, the spectacle offered by the players generated a response of similar quality.

Moving into the third dimension that is The Champions League, we discover a more powerful audience. Last winter, a game was delayed in Moraca because of the white confetti thrown from the stands by ALL the spectators.  The image was mesmerizing, a winter fairy tale which only lasted seconds. Actually, the players might not have seen it as they were yelling out their encouragements meanwhile.  This is less a statement of love for a team, than it is for a place, a sports hall, theirs.

picture: http://varvari.me/

Finally, Valcea’s Traian Hall has always been a place of particular expression. Personal messages addressed to players and coaches  are usually intense. Here you have one saying “Elisei, your devotion engenders our respect”. The incomparable Valentina Ardean Elisei was celebrated many times there, but this is probably the most honest and simple declaration ever written on white canvas, in a handball hall.

picture: ORV group on Facebook